![For me, Stalinism was even a greater philosophical problem than Nazism. Under Nazism, if you were a Jew, you were simply killed, no questions asked, you had nothing to prove. Under Stalinism, of course, most [victims] were on trial for false accusations; most of them were not traitors. There is one interesting feature: that they were tortured or through some kind of blackmail forced to confess to being traitors.](/assets/img/quote-photos/for-me-stalinism-was-even-a-greater-philosophical-problem-than-nazism-under-naz.jpg)
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I think there is a profound and enduring beauty in simplicity; in clarity, in efficiency. True simplicity is derived from so much more than just the absence of clutter and ornamentation. It's about bringing order to complexity. Jonathan Ive
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You can read everybody. It's not even interesting to tell the truth because to some extent it's false. Charles Olson
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The interesting thing is always to see if you can find a fact that will change your mind about something, to test and see if you can. Diane Sawyer
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I don't have to work just to work anymore. More interesting parts come my way, so I can afford to say, 'I don't want to make that.' Diane Kruger
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That's the secret: be interesting. If you can't be interesting, shut up. There's nothing wrong with silence. Earl Nightingale
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